Mary Jo Guinchard Archives - New Jersey Globe

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Sussex County in 2026

August 25, 2026 5:48 amAugust 24, 2026 11:52 pm

Discussing the lay of the land in Sussex County requires this preamble: Abraham Lincoln lost Sussex twice. Sussex County, in many ways, is the opposite of what many people think of when they think of New Jersey: densely populated and...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Bergen County in 2026

August 5, 2026 6:52 amAugust 4, 2026 8:40 pm

For generations, Bergen County was the place where Republican statewide campaigns lived or died. Before Chris Christie rewrote New Jersey’s electoral map in 2009 by running up enormous margins in the fast-growing Republican counties of Ocean, Monmouth and Morris –...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Passaic County in 2026

July 22, 2026 3:48 pmJuly 22, 2026 8:41 pm

Passaic County has been part of the Democratic Party’s winning coalition in the Garden State throughout most of the 21st century. The county routinely voted for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot starting in the 2000s. That makes 2024...

Gottheimer gets second GOP challenger in 5th district

September 24, 2025 10:45 am

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly), ramping up his congressional re-election campaign after his bid for governor failed to work out, has drawn a second Republican challenger in the 5th congressional district. Sandy Gajapathy, a former sales associate from Paramus, announced this...

Guinchard ends rematch campaign in NJ-5

July 21, 2025 11:13 amJuly 21, 2025 11:20 am

Just three months after launching her second run for New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, GOP congressional candidate Mary Jo Guinchard is back out of the race, announcing today on social media that she is suspending her campaign. “Running for office...

With Q2 numbers in, New Jersey’s 2026 elections are beginning to come into focus

July 16, 2025 2:30 pmJuly 21, 2025 2:54 pm

Although the New Jersey political world – and two of its members of Congress – were laser-focused this spring on the state’s gubernatorial primaries, the race for the state’s 12 House seats and one Senate seat continued soldiering ahead, with...

Here’s what the fundraising picture in N.J. congressional races looks like as the 2026 cycle begins

April 16, 2025 10:51 amApril 28, 2025 4:31 pm

Most of New Jersey’s congressional delegation just won new terms last November, but the unfortunate reality of Congress is that the preparation for one’s next re-election battle never really stops, especially when it comes to raising money. Senator Cory Booker,...